Document Imaging: Can You Scan Into the Future?

10/01/2003 | By Elzy Kolb

Integrate a Document Imaging Application to Your Financial and Project Management System

Document Imaging is a hot topic around the technology world.Is your scanning process efficient enough to handle your current scanning needs?Will it be able to handle the increasing number of scanned documents in the future?As a “paperless” office becomes more common, the necessity of a powerful document imaging application becomes more apparent.The Document Imaging application from Computer Guidance Corporation offers a wide variety of functionality with an affordable price tag.Current Computer Guidance customers can find the Document Imaging application in the base product of Construction Management System: eCMS, eliminating the need for a third party document scanning system.Document Imaging is also available as a stand-alone product.

With 30 fully integrated applications in Construction Management System: eCMS, the Document Imaging application can automatically associate certain types of documents into the correct discipline, leaving you free to work on more important matters.Scan a document in and the system will import the format of Construction Management System.The image is then categorized with a project record and stored based on that record’s category and division.The combination of the Document Imaging application and Construction Management System: eCMS offers a smooth workflow with minimum effort.

As a stand-alone product or integrated with eCMS, Document Imaging from Computer Guidance offers immediate benefits.Supervisors may access reports from the job site and approve invoices remotely.Files are indexed by user-defined projects, vendors, equipment and more, allowing the user to choose each document path.Transferring PDF, JPG, GIF, and DOC files electronically eliminates the need for faxing and hiring of couriers, a timesaving advantage.

No one has a crystal ball that can foresee the future needs of businesses, but with the Document Imaging application from Computer Guidance, a company can scan into the future.Don’t be left behind.Use Document Imaging to reduce time consuming legwork and shorten response times from remote staff.Do not limit the potential of your construction financial management system.Call 888-451-3661 today to find out how Document Imaging can improve your productivity.